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Yes: 102 • No: 0
IdahoS 10432025 regular legislative sessionSenateWALLET
LANDLORDS AND TENANTS – Amends and adds to existing law to remove a provision regarding coverture and to reorganize a chapter.
Sponsored By: JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
Signed by Governor
LANDLORDS AND TENANTS
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Bill Overview
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1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Court rules change for married women renters
Beginning July 1, 2025, Idaho law removes two special rules for married women who are tenants or subtenants. One said their married legal status, called coverture, was no defense in landlord-tenant cases. The other limited collection of certain personal judgments to property on the premises when the case began. Removing that limit takes away a protection against collecting judgments from other property.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
Megan Egbert
Democratic • House
Alison “Ali” Rabe
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/10/2025
House Floor Vote
Yes: 67 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/19/2025
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 35 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor on 03/13/25 Session Law Chapter 65 Effective: 07/01/2025
3/14/2025Reported delivered to Governor at 3:50 p.m. on 03/12/25
3/13/2025Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
3/12/2025Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
3/12/2025HouseReported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
3/11/2025SenateReturned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
3/11/2025SenateRead Third Time in Full – PASSED - 67-0-3
3/10/2025HouseRead second time; Filed for Third Reading
3/7/2025HouseReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
3/6/2025HouseRead First Time, Referred to Business
2/20/2025HouseReceived from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
2/20/2025HouseRead third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0
2/19/2025SenateRead second time; filed for Third Reading
2/14/2025SenateReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2/13/2025SenateReported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules
1/31/2025SenateIntroduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
1/30/2025Senate
Bill Text
Bill Text
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